Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Cambridge has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 188 jobs in Cambridge for 783 working residents. Only 7% stay in Cambridge for work; outside it, White Creek is the main destination (11%, 6 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Cambridge apart on work
Who leaves Cambridge for work, and who comes in
On a workday 726 residents head out to work, 57 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Cambridge on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Cambridge to work: where people go
Where Cambridge clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Goods, not services: 62% of the jobs in Cambridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambridge, 2014 → 2024: 278 → 188. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cambridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Cambridge spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambridge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 917 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Cambridge works
About 17% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
15% of Cambridge works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | – | — | — | 32 min | $87,796 |
| White Creek | 11% | C | C+ | 35 min | $72,853 |
| Jackson | under 3% | C+ | C− | 34 min | $77,375 |
| Easton | 4% | A− | C− | 30 min | $85,625 |
| Hoosick | under 3% | C+ | B | 32 min | $63,372 |
| Pittstown | under 3% | C+ | D | 29 min | $92,098 |
| Schaghticoke | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $107,083 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to White Creek. Darker towns draw more of Cambridge’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cambridge: questions
What is the median household income in Cambridge?
$87,796 (±$14,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambridge?
8.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambridge?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambridge work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Creek (11%, 6 mi), Bennington (8%, 14 mi), Saratoga Springs (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cambridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.